2015 IFK Göteborg season

The 2015 season was IFK Göteborg's 110th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 39th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished second for the second season in a row, Svenska Cupen where they won the competition, Svenska Supercupen where they finished as runners-up and in qualification for the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2016 season, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 21 February, league play started on 5 April and will last until 31 October. The season will conclude on 8 November with Svenska Supercupen against IFK Norrköping.

IFK Göteborg

2015 season
Chairman	Karl Jartun
Head coach	Jörgen Lennartsson
Stadium	Gamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan	2nd
2014–15 Svenska Cupen	Winners
Svenska Supercupen	Runners-up
2015–16 UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Søren Rieks (10) All: Lasse Vibe (13)
Highest home attendance	17,340 vs. Kalmar FF (31 October 2015, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	3,423 vs. Ljungskile SK (8 March 2015, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance	14,350 (in Allsvenskan) 12,836 (in all competitions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Jörgen Lennartsson was appointed new head coach, this after the former head coach Mikael Stahre was sacked.[1][2]

The club won their 7th Svenska Cupen title on 17 May 2015 when they defeated Örebro SK with 2–1 in the final at Gamla Ullevi.

Key events

• 6 June 2014: Defender Ludwig Augustinsson leaves the club, transferring to Copenhagen.[3]
• 18 August 2014: Defender Haitam Aleesami joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Fredrikstad FK.[4]
• 19 September 2014: Defender Kjetil Wæhler leaves the club.[5] On 21 November he joined Tippeligaen club Vålerenga.
• 21 October 2014: Midfielder Hampus Zackrisson leaves the club.[6] On 8 December he joined Superettan club Degerfors IF.
• 23 October 2014: Defender Tom Pettersson joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Åtvidabergs FF.[7]
• 23 October 2014: Forward Mikael Boman joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Halmstads BK.[7]
• 1 November 2014: Goalkeeper Mattias Hugosson leaves the club and retires.[8]
• 3 November 2014: Head coach Mikael Stahre is being sacked.[1]
• 4 November 2014: Midfielders Jakob Johansson and May Mahlangu both leave the club.[9] On 28 December Johansson joined Greek club AEK Athens and on 2 February 2015 Mahlangu joined Turkish club Konyaspor.
• 7 November 2014: Forward Kenneth Zohore leaves the club and returns to Fiorentina after his loan deal wasn't extended.[10]
• 12 November 2014: Midfielder Diego Calvo leaves the club and returns to Vålerenga after his loan deal wasn't extended.[11]
• 25 November 2014: The club announces the appointment of Jörgen Lennartsson as the new head coach.[2]
• 26 November 2014: Defender Jonathan Azulay leaves the club, transferring to Östersunds FK.[12]
• 3 December 2014: Midfielder Joel Allansson leaves the club, transferring to Randers FC.[13]
• 3 December 2014: Midfielder Philip Haglund leaves the club.[14] On 4 December he joined Allsvenskan rival Hammarby IF.
• 8 December 2014: Defender Billy Nordström and midfielder Karl Bohm are both promoted to the first-team squad, both signing a one-year contract to keep them at the club until the end of the season.[15]
• 11 December 2014: Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.[16]
• 17 December 2014: Defender Hjálmar Jónsson signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.[17]
• 22 December 2014: Midfielder Sebastian Eriksson joins the club on a six months loan contract, transferring from Cagliari.[18]
• 22 December 2014: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club on loan to Hønefoss BK for the duration of the season.[19]
• 28 December 2014: Midfielders Prosper Kasim and Lawson Sabah both join the club on five-year contracts, transferring from International Allies.[20]
• 5 January 2015: Midfielder Nordin Gerzić leaves the club.[21] On 21 January he joined his old club Örebro SK.
• 29 January 2015: Defender Heath Pearce joins the club on a five-month contract, transferring from Montreal Impact.[22]
• 30 January 2015: Midfielder Daniel Sobralense leaves the club.[23] On 3 February he joined his old club Fortaleza.
• 2 February 2015: Midfielder Jakob Ankersen joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Esbjerg fB.[24]
• 7 February 2015: Defender Emil Salomonsson is selected as 2014 Archangel of the Year, an annual price given by the Supporterklubben Änglarna to a player who has shown a great loyalty to IFK Göteborg.[25]
• 14 March 2015: Defender Thomas Rogne joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Wigan Athletic.[26]
• 15 March 2015: Forward Thomas Mikkelsen joins the club on a loan deal until 1 July 2015, transferring from OB.[27]
• 8 April 2015: Goalkeeper Johan Hagman joins the club on a one-year contract, transferring from Örgryte IS.[28]
• 17 May 2015: IFK Göteborg wins their 7th Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK in the final.[29]
• 25 May 2015: Midfielder Sebastian Eriksson joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring on a permanent basis from Cagliari.[30]
• 5 June 2015: Defender Heath Pearce leaves the club.[31]
• 18 June 2015: Forward Thomas Mikkelsen leaves the club and returns to OB after his loan deal wasn't extended.[32]
• 14 July 2015: Forward Victor Sköld joins the club on a two and a half-year contract, transferring from Åtvidabergs FF.[33]
• 23 July 2015: Forward Lasse Vibe leaves the club, transferring to Brentford.[34]
• 24 July 2015: Midfielder Karl Bohm leaves the club on loan to Utsiktens BK for the duration of the season.[35]
• 28 July 2015: Defender Patrick Dyrestam leaves the club on loan to Utsiktens BK for the duration of the season.[36]
• 5 August 2015: Forward Riku Riski joins the club on a loan contract for the rest of the season, transferring from Rosenborg BK.[37]
• 11 August 2015: Midfielder Mads Albæk joins the club on a two and a half-year contract, transferring from Reims.[38]
• 16 September 2015: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club on loan to Najran until 15 July 2016.[39]
• 5 November 2015: Goalkeeper John Alvbåge is selected as Allsvenskan goalkeeper of the year.[40]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE John Alvbåge 2 DF  SWE Emil Salomonsson 3 DF  USA Heath Pearce 4 DF  NOR Haitam Aleesami 6 MF  SWE Sebastian Eriksson 7 MF  DEN Mads Albæk 8 MF  DEN Søren Rieks 9 MF  DEN Jakob Ankersen 10 FW  FIN Riku Riski (on loan from Rosenborg BK) 11 MF  BOL Martin Smedberg-Dalence 12 GK  SWE Marcus Sandberg 13 MF  SWE Gustav Svensson (vice captain) 14 DF  ISL Hjálmar Jónsson 15 FW  DEN Thomas Mikkelsen

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  SWE Mikael Boman 17 MF  GHA Prosper Kasim 18 MF  GHA Lawson Sabah 19 FW  SWE Gustav Engvall 20 FW  SWE Victor Sköld 22 DF  SWE Adam Johansson 23 DF  SWE Patrick Dyrestam 24 DF  SWE Tom Pettersson 25 GK  SWE Johan Hagman 26 MF  SWE Karl Bohm 27 DF  SWE Billy Nordström 28 DF  NOR Thomas Rogne 29 FW  DEN Lasse Vibe 30 DF  SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr (captain)

Youth players with first-team appearances

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 FW  SWE Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 DF  SWE Martin Johansson Zanjanchi

Transfers

Midfielder Sebastian Eriksson returned to the club after three and a half seasons in Cagliari.

Defender Thomas Rogne joined the club on a three-year contract from English club Wigan Athletic.

Midfielder Jakob Johansson left the club for Greek side AEK Athens after eight seasons.

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
8	MF		Nordin Gerzić	31	Örebro SK	Loan return	Winter	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
10	MF		Daniel Sobralense	31	Örebro SK	Loan return	Winter	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
20	DF		Jonathan Azulay	20	Östersunds FK	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	26	Central Coast Mariners	Loan return	Winter	2017	—	ifkgoteborg.se
4	DF		Haitam Aleesami	23	Fredrikstad FK	Transfer	Winter	2018	(~ 1.0M SEK)[41]	ifkgoteborg.se
16	FW		Mikael Boman	26	Halmstads BK	Bosman	Winter	2017	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
24	DF		Tom Pettersson	24	Åtvidabergs FF	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	ifkgoteborg.se
26	MF		Karl Bohm	18	Youth system	Promoted	Winter	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
27	MF		Billy Nordström	18	Youth system	Promoted	Winter	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
6	MF		Sebastian Eriksson	25	Cagliari	Loan	Winter	2015 (June)	—	ifkgoteborg.se
3	DF		Heath Pearce	30	Montreal Impact	Transfer	Winter	2015 (June)	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
9	MF		Jakob Ankersen	24	Esbjerg fB	Transfer	Winter	2017	(~ 4.5M SEK)[42]	ifkgoteborg.se
28	DF		Thomas Rogne	24	Wigan Athletic	Bosman	Winter	2017	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
15	FW		Thomas Mikkelsen	25	OB	Loan	Winter	2015 (June)	—	ifkgoteborg.se
25	GK		Johan Hagman	33	Örgryte IS	Bosman	Winter	2015	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
17	MF		Prosper Kasim	18	Inter Allies	Transfer	Summer	2020 (June)	Undisclosed	ifkgoteborg.se
18	MF		Lawson Sabah	18	Inter Allies	Transfer	Summer	2020 (June)	Undisclosed	ifkgoteborg.se
6	MF		Sebastian Eriksson	26	Cagliari	Transfer	Summer	2018 (June)	(~ 3.0M SEK)[43]	ifkgoteborg.se
20	FW		Victor Sköld	25	Åtvidabergs FF	Transfer	Summer	2017	(~ 0.5M SEK)[44]	ifkgoteborg.se
10	FW		Riku Riski	25	Rosenborg	Loan	Summer	2015	—	ifkgoteborg.se
7	MF		Mads Albæk	25	Reims	Transfer	Summer	2017	(~ 2.9M SEK)[45]	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	26	Hønefoss BK	Loan return	Summer	2017	—	ifkgoteborg.se

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF		Kjetil Wæhler	38	Vålerenga	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
3	MF		Hampus Zackrisson	20	Degerfors IF	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
25	GK		Mattias Hugosson	40	Retirement	End of contract	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
15	MF		Jakob Johansson	24	AEK Athens	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
26	MF		May Mahlangu	25	Konyaspor	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
20	DF		Jonathan Azulay	21	Östersunds FK	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
5	MF		Philip Haglund	27	Hammarby IF	End of contract	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
6	DF		Ludwig Augustinsson	20	Copenhagen	Transfer	Winter	(~ 13.0M SEK)[46]	ifkgoteborg.se
16	FW		Kenneth Zohore	20	Fiorentina	Loan return	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
27	MF		Joel Allansson	22	Randers FC	Transfer	Winter	(~ 1.0M SEK)[47]	ifkgoteborg.se
24	MF		Diego Calvo	23	Vålerenga	Loan return	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	26	Hønefoss BK	Loan	Winter	—	ifkgoteborg.se
8	MF		Nordin Gerzić	31	Örebro SK	Transfer	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
10	MF		Daniel Sobralense	31	Fortaleza	Transfer	Winter	Free	ifkgoteborg.se
6	MF		Sebastian Eriksson	26	Cagliari	Loan return	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
3	DF		Heath Pearce	30	Retirement	End of contract	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
15	FW		Thomas Mikkelsen	25	OB	Loan return	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
29	FW		Lasse Vibe	28	Brentford	Transfer	Summer	(~ 13.0M SEK)[48]	ifkgoteborg.se
26	MF		Karl Bohm	19	Utsiktens BK	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
23	DF		Patrick Dyrestam	19	Utsiktens BK	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se
21	FW		Malick Mané	26	Najran	Loan	Summer	—	ifkgoteborg.se

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Name	2015 Allsvenskan		2014–15 Svenska Cupen 2015–16 Svenska Cupen 2015 Svenska Supercupen		2015–16 UEFA Europa League		Total
			Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
1	GK	John Alvbåge	30	0	5	0	4	0	39	0
2	DF	Emil Salomonsson	30	5	8	2	4	0	42	7
3	FW	Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Haitam Aleesami	30	2	6	0	4	1	40	3
6	MF	Sebastian Eriksson	27	2	5	1	4	0	36	3
7	MF	Mads Albæk	11	3	1	0	0	0	12	3
8	MF	Søren Rieks	28	10	6	2	4	0	38	12
9	MF	Jakob Ankersen	28	6	7	3	4	0	39	9
10	FW	Riku Riski	11	1	1	0	0	0	12	1
11	MF	Martin Smedberg-Dalence	15	0	6	1	4	0	25	1
12	GK	Marcus Sandberg	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
13	MF	Gustav Svensson	28	1	6	0	4	0	38	1
14	DF	Hjálmar Jónsson	19	0	5	0	1	0	25	0
16	FW	Mikael Boman	27	6	7	3	4	1	38	10
17	MF	Prosper Kasim	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF	Lawson Sabah	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Gustav Engvall	25	5	5	1	4	1	34	7
20	FW	Victor Sköld	6	0	2	3	1	0	9	3
22	DF	Adam Johansson	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	Tom Pettersson	25	1	8	2	3	0	36	3
25	GK	Johan Hagman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Billy Nordström	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF	Thomas Rogne	19	1	2	0	4	0	25	1
30	DF	Mattias Bjärsmyr	23	1	7	1	4	0	34	2
32	DF	Martin Johansson Zanjanchi	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players that left the club during the season
3	DF	Heath Pearce	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
15	FW	Thomas Mikkelsen	9	1	1	0	0	0	10	1
23	DF	Patrick Dyrestam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Karl Bohm	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW	Lasse Vibe	16	6	6	7	1	0	23	13

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Allsvenskan			Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen			UEFA Europa League			Total			Notes
1	GK		John Alvbåge				1						1
2	DF		Emil Salomonsson	1									1
4	DF		Haitam Aleesami	2			1			1			4
6	MF		Sebastian Eriksson	6			2						8
7	MF		Mads Albæk	1									1
8	MF		Søren Rieks	6									6
9	MF		Jakob Ankersen	5			1						6
10	FW		Riku Riski	2									2
13	MF		Gustav Svensson	4						1			5
14	DF		Hjálmar Jónsson	1									1
19	FW		Gustav Engvall	2									2
20	FW		Victor Sköld	1									1
24	DF		Tom Pettersson	2		1	1						3		1
28	DF		Thomas Rogne	5						1			6
29	FW		Lasse Vibe	1									1
30	DF		Mattias Bjärsmyr							1			1

Source: ifkgoteborg.se
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club

The 2015 season was Jörgen Lennartsson's first season with IFK Göteborg.

Gamla Ullevi was the fourth largest stadium in Allsvenskan in 2015.

Coaching staff

Name Role Jörgen Lennartsson Head coach Magnus Edlund Assistant coach Alf Westerberg Assistant coach / U21 head coach Johan Kristoffersson Fitness coach Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist Martin Bergqvist Physiotherapist Jon Karlsson Club doctor Leif Swärd Club doctor Lennart Sugiardjo Club doctor Johan Örtendahl Mental coach Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager Rolf Gustavsson Equipment manager Thomas Olsson U19 head coach Johan Claesson U19 assistant coach Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy Olle Sultan Match analyst Linda Breding Assistant match analyst

Other information

Chairman	Karl Jartun
Club director	Martin Kurzwelly
Director of sports	Mats Gren
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Gamla Ullevi (18,600 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Allsvenskan	N/A	2nd	5 April 2015	31 October 2015
2014–15 Svenska Cupen	Round 2	Winners	20 August 2014	17 May 2015
Svenska Supercupen	Final	Runners-up	8 November 2015
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	16 July 2015	6 August 2015

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	IFK Norrköping (C)	30	20	6	4	60	33	+27	66	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	IFK Göteborg	30	18	9	3	52	22	+30	63	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	AIK	30	18	7	5	54	34	+20	61
4	IF Elfsborg	30	16	7	7	59	42	+17	55
5	Malmö FF	30	15	9	6	54	34	+20	54

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).[49]
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	18	9	3	52	22	+30	63	10	4	1	30	8	+22	8	5	2	22	14	+8

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D
Position	6	2	6	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

5 April 2015 Round 1	IFK Göteborg	1–0	Åtvidabergs FF	Gothenburg
15:00	Rogne  56'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 15,118 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

8 April 2015 Round 2	Örebro SK	0–2	IFK Göteborg	Örebro
19:00		Report	Salomonsson  34' Vibe  88'	Stadium: Behrn Arena Attendance: 8,121 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

12 April 2015 Round 3	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Malmö FF	Gothenburg
17:30		Report	Yotún  36'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,894 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

19 April 2015 Round 4	BK Häcken	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Gothenburg
15:00	Simon Gustafson  63'	Report	Eriksson  58' (pen.) Boman  87'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,237 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)

27 April 2015 Round 5	IFK Göteborg	3–1	Helsingborgs IF	Gothenburg
19:05	Vibe  6' Eriksson  18' (pen.) Pettersson  58'	Report	Simović  89'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,287 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

30 April 2015 Round 6	Gefle IF	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Gävle
19:00		Report		Stadium: Strömvallen Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

4 May 2015 Round 7	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Falkenbergs FF	Gothenburg
19:00	Rieks  55', 81'	Report	Araba  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,501 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

8 May 2015 Round 8	Kalmar FF	0–2	IFK Göteborg	Kalmar
19:00		Report	Bjärsmyr  2' Vibe  56'	Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

21 May 2015 Round 9	IFK Göteborg	3–0	AIK	Gothenburg
19:05	Vibe  38' Karlsson  67' (o.g.) Boman  70'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

24 May 2015 Round 10	Halmstads BK	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Halmstad
15:00	Keene  79'	Report	Ankersen  16', 90+2'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

1 June 2015 Round 11	IFK Göteborg	0–0	Djurgårdens IF	Gothenburg
19:05		Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 14,598 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

4 June 2015 Round 12	IFK Göteborg	1–0	IF Elfsborg	Gothenburg
19:05	Vibe  45'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

7 June 2015 Round 13	Hammarby IF	0–1	IFK Göteborg	Stockholm
15:00		Report	Mikkelsen  86'	Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 27,556 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

5 July 2015 Round 14	GIF Sundsvall	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Sundsvall
17:30	Nilsson  47' Sigurjónsson  60'	Report	Boman  4' Vibe  26'	Stadium: Norrporten Arena Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Patrik Eriksson (Gävle)

12 July 2015 Round 15	IFK Göteborg	0–0	IFK Norrköping	Gothenburg
17:30		Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

19 July 2015 Round 16	IFK Norrköping	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Norrköping
15:00	Kujović  27' Fransson  79'	Report	Svensson  18' Rieks  68'	Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 14,369 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

26 July 2015 Round 17	Falkenbergs FF	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Falkenberg
15:00	Nilsson  6'	Report		Stadium: Falkenbergs IP Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

2 August 2015 Round 18	IFK Göteborg	6–0	Örebro SK	Gothenburg
17:30	Engvall  15', 44' Boman  19' Ankersen  25', 83' Rieks  49'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,281 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

9 August 2015 Round 19	Malmö FF	2–1	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
15:00	Árnason  26' Rosenberg  43' (pen.)	Report	Salomonsson  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 21,127 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

16 August 2015 Round 20	IFK Göteborg	4–0	BK Häcken	Gothenburg
15:00	Rieks  37', 62', 66' Aleesami  85'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 13,635 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

23 August 2015 Round 21	Åtvidabergs FF	0–1	IFK Göteborg	Åtvidaberg
15:00		Report	Boman  90+2'	Stadium: Kopparvallen Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

30 August 2015 Round 22	IFK Göteborg	3–0	Gefle IF	Gothenburg
15:00	Rieks  18' Riski  50' Salomonsson  73'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,071 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

13 September 2015 Round 23	Helsingborgs IF	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Helsingborg
17:30	Simović  28'	Report	Ankersen  62' Rieks  70'	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 9,555 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

20 September 2015 Round 24	IFK Göteborg	1–0	Hammarby IF	Gothenburg
17:30	Rieks  50'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,617 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

24 September 2015 Round 25	IF Elfsborg	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Borås
19:05	Svensson  87'	Report	Salomonsson  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 16,177 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)

28 September 2015 Round 26	IFK Göteborg	3–2	GIF Sundsvall	Gothenburg
19:05	Salomonsson  10' (pen.) Boman  53' Albæk  80'	Report	Albæk  22' (o.g.) Rajalakso  62'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,716 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

4 October 2015 Round 27	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Halmstads BK	Gothenburg
15:00	Aleesami  72'	Report	Keene  37'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 15,664 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Höganäs)

19 October 2015 Round 28	Djurgårdens IF	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Stockholm
19:05	S. Johnson  60' Walker  84' (pen.)	Report	Engvall  69' Ankersen  72'	Stadium: Tele2 Arena Attendance: 14,018 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

26 October 2015 Round 29	AIK	1–2	IFK Göteborg	Solna
19:05 UTC+1	Goitom  19'	Report	Engvall  21', 59'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 43,713 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

31 October 2015 Round 30	IFK Göteborg	2–2	Kalmar FF	Gothenburg
13:00 UTC+1	Albæk  45+2', 84'	Report	Eriksson  16' Diouf  40'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 17,340 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

2014–15

The tournament continued from the 2014 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IFKG	FCT	LSK	MYR
1	IFK Göteborg	3	2	1	0	13	2	+11	7	Advance to Knockout stage		—	—	5–0	—
2	FC Trollhättan	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5			2–2	—	—	2–1
3	Ljungskile SK	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4			—	1–1	—	—
4	Myresjö/Vetlanda FK	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0			0–6	—	0–5	—

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

21 February 2015 Matchday 1	FC Trollhättan	2–2	IFK Göteborg	Trollhättan
15:00	Bennhage  68' Gustafsson  78'	Report	Rieks  36' Boman  57'	Stadium: Edsborgs IP Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

28 February 2015 Matchday 2	Myresjö/Vetlanda FK	0–6	IFK Göteborg	Vetlanda
16:00		Report	Smedberg-Dalence  5' (pen.) Vibe  32', 41', 52' Boman  40' Bjärsmyr  65'	Stadium: Heds Arena Attendance: 1,856 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Malmö)

8 March 2015 Matchday 3	IFK Göteborg	5–0	Ljungskile SK	Gothenburg
14:00	Eriksson  37' Pettersson  56' Vibe  61', 62' Salomonsson  75'	Report		Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 3,423 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Höganäs)

Knockout stage

14 March 2015 Quarter-finals	IFK Göteborg	2–0	Helsingborgs IF	Gothenburg
16:00	Engvall  2' Ankersen  80'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,370 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

21 March 2015 Semi-finals	IFK Göteborg	3–1	BK Häcken	Gothenburg
16:00	Ankersen  25', 51' Vibe  66'	Report	Rexhepi  82'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

17 May 2015 Final	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Örebro SK	Gothenburg
15:30 UTC+2	Vibe  67' Rieks  77'	Report	Nkili  23'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,761 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)

2015–16

The tournament continued into the 2016 season.

Qualification stage

19 August 2015 Round 2	Kristianstads FF	1–6	IFK Göteborg	Kristianstad
18:15 UTC+2	A. Ejupi  85'	Report	Pettersson  20' Sköld  56', 61', 84' Salomonsson  67' (pen.) Boman  71'	Stadium: Kristianstads IP Attendance: 2,010 Referee: Robert Daradić (Helsingborg)

Svenska Supercupen

8 November 2015 Final	IFK Norrköping	3–0	IFK Göteborg	Norrköping
19:30 UTC+1	Fransson  3' Nyman  15' Kujović  43'	Report		Stadium: Nya Parken Attendance: 2,662 Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)

UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Second qualifying round

16 July 2015 First leg	Śląsk Wrocław	0–0	IFK Göteborg	Wrocław, Poland
20:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 16,978 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

23 July 2015 Second leg	IFK Göteborg	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Śląsk Wrocław	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00	Engvall  55' Boman  59'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 10,823 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Third qualifying round

30 July 2015 First leg	Belenenses	2–1	IFK Göteborg	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 UTC 0	Martins  23', 41'	Report	Aleesami  58'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)

6 August 2015 Second leg	IFK Göteborg	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Belenenses	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00		Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 12,976 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Non competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

24 January 2015 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	1–1	FC Nordsjælland	Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00	Engvall  78'	Report	Baldvinsson  33'	Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

1 February 2015 The Atlantic Cup Group stage	IFK Göteborg	3–1	Jablonec	Faro, Portugal
16:30 UTC 0	Vibe  10', 36' Boman  12'	Report	Kopic  60'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 28 Referee: Rui Oliveira (Portugal)

4 February 2015 The Atlantic Cup Group stage	Dynamo Moscow	2–0	IFK Göteborg	Faro, Portugal
16:30 UTC 0	Büttner  54' Kurányi  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 5 Referee: André Moreira (Portugal)

7 February 2015 The Atlantic Cup Third place match	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Brøndby IF	Albufeira, Portugal
21:00 UTC 0		Report	Phiri  44'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: João Pinto (Portugal)

14 February 2015 Friendly	Copenhagen	1–1	IFK Göteborg	Copenhagen, Denmark
13:00	De Ridder  80'	Report	Engvall  68'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 0

26 March 2015 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Gothenburg, Sweden
16:00	Boman  12' Mikkelsen  59'	Report	Wiig  51'	Stadium: Hjällbovallen Attendance: 438 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

22 June 2015 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	5–1	VB United	Ludvika, Sweden
18:30	Boman  10', 17' Ankersen  59' Bohm  64' Bergman  78'	Report	Forsberg  84'	Stadium: ABB Arena Attendance: 1,800

26 June 2015 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	2–0	Gefle IF	Dala-Floda, Sweden
19:00	Ankersen  18' (pen.), 22'	Report		Stadium: Flodavallen Attendance: 450 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Borlänge)

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